fellowship question

[wes2308]

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Is a pain fellowship very competetive after competing an anesthesiology residency? How many programs are there?

 

[Lizard1]

used to be all you needed was a pulse if you came from an anesthesia residency. now it's a different story. i'm graduating this yr and doing pain it was alot more competitive than I anticipated.

every program looked at in-training scores, USMLE scores and med school transcripts. the problem is that not every anesthesia program has a pain fellowship attached(so limited number of pain fellowships) AND the fellowships only have 2 or 3 positions

you definitely have a leg up graduating from anesthesia instead of PM&R, neurology and even psych(yes, emory had a few psych residents apply!) but there are several anesthesia residents that are opting for the pain track

 

[ultm8frisbee]

used to be all you needed was a pulse if you came from an anesthesia residency. now it's a different story. i'm graduating this yr and doing pain it was alot more competitive than I anticipated.

every program looked at in-training scores, USMLE scores and med school transcripts. the problem is that not every anesthesia program has a pain fellowship attached(so limited number of pain fellowships) AND the fellowships only have 2 or 3 positions

you definitely have a leg up graduating from anesthesia instead of PM&R, neurology and even psych(yes, emory had a few psych residents apply!) but there are several anesthesia residents that are opting for the pain track

As far as residency, what things can you do to make yourself a more attractive candidate for a pain fellowship?

 

[leopold stotch]

As far as residency, what things can you do to make yourself a more attractive candidate for a pain fellowship?

not sure about fellowship yet but just curious...
how much weight given to in-service vs usmle scores.
my usmle scores are average, nothing special.